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- Dictionarygloss/ɡlɒs/
noun
- 1. shine or lustre on a smooth surface: "hair with a healthy gloss" Similar Opposite
- 2. a superficially attractive appearance or impression: "beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life" Similar
verb
- 1. apply a glossy substance to: "the singer glossed her lips a deep red" Similar
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1. : a surface luster or brightness : shine. 2. a. : a deceptively attractive appearance. selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it. b. : bright often superficial attractiveness. show-biz gloss. 3. : a viscous usually tinted cosmetic preparation used for adding shine and usually color to the lips : lip gloss. gloss. 2 of 4. verb (1)
GLOSS definition: 1. a smooth, shiny appearance on the surface of something: 2. paint that produces a smooth, shiny…. Learn more.
noun. a short or expanded explanation or interpretation of a word, expression, or foreign phrase in the margin or text of a manuscript, etc. an intentionally misleading explanation or interpretation. short for glossary.
GLOSS meaning: 1. a smooth, shiny appearance on the surface of something: 2. paint that produces a smooth, shiny…. Learn more.
noun. an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field. synonyms: glossary.
1. A surface shininess or luster. 2. A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish. 3. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster, such as lip gloss. 4. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance or good reputation: The firm lost some of its gloss when its investments performed poorly. tr.v. glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es. 1.
Gloss Definition. The brightness or luster of a smooth, polished surface; sheen. A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish. Lip gloss. A deceptively smooth or pleasant outward appearance, as in manners or speech. A surface shininess or luster. To give a polished, shiny surface to; make lustrous. To become shiny.
1. the brightness or luster of a smooth, polished surface; sheen. 2. a deceptively smooth or pleasant outward appearance, as in manners or speech. 3. lip gloss. verb transitive. 4. to give a polished, shiny surface to; make lustrous.
GLOSS meaning: 1. paint that creates a shiny surface 2. shine on a surface 3. a short explanation of a word or…. Learn more.
A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something. 2. Gloss is an appearance of attractiveness or good quality which sometimes hides less attractive features or poor quality.
